satiate
/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/
"satiate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“satiate” is uncommon English (frequency #71,084 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,084
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-satiate · satiate · English
satiate · rank #71,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,084
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sarcoidosis
Nearest frequency peer: sarcoidosis (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “satiate”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- SAHM
SAHM
28,920 corpus weight
- saner
saner
28,919 corpus weight
- sarcoidosis
sarcoidosis
28,918 corpus weight
- satiate
satiate
28,917 corpus weight
- Sawant
Sawant
28,915 corpus weight
- Schnabel
Schnabel
28,913 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “satiate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | satiate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,084 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “satiate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
satiate is uncommon English at frequency #71,084 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for satiate, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”). The correct English form is satiate, spelled S-A-T-I-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
- 2To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how satiate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.
Etymology
First attested in the 1440–1450s, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin satiātus, perfect passive participle of satiō (“to fill full, satiate, satisfy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from satis (“sufficient”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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